- Elevation, modelled
- 109 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Cane Creek Mountains301 m · 19.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Football Road0.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:37local time
- Coordinates
- 35.8965, -79.0958
University Lake is a nature reserve in North Carolina, at a modelled 109 m. Cane Creek Mountains stands 301 m to the west, 19 miles off. Football Road passes 0.4 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of University Lake. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cane Creek Mountains | W 280° | 301 m | 19.3 mi |
| Bass Mountain | WNW 281° | 275 m | 17.1 mi |
| Occoneechee Mountain | N 353° | 261 m | 11.5 mi |
| Pickards Mountain | NW 322° | 237 m | 5.9 mi |
| Brown Elfin Knob | N 355° | 234 m | 11.6 mi |
| Terrells Mountain | WSW 243° | 232 m | 4.5 mi |
| Bald Mountain | N 350° | 232 m | 5.5 mi |
| Scarlett Hill | N 1° | 228 m | 8.8 mi |
- 0.4 mi off the Football Road
- 6.0 mi off the Scots-Welsh Heritage Byway
- 10.4 mi off the Colonial Heritage Byway
- 13.0 mi off the Devil's Stompin' Ground Road
Overlooks nearby
- #44 Racecar · 12 mi
- #12 Racecar · 12 mi
- Historic Grandstand · 12 mi
- Trading Path View · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- The Commons: 1.2 mi
- Highgrove Park: 1.6 mi
- Buford Woods: 1.6 mi
- Bel Arbor Neighborhood Park: 1.6 mi
- Private Dog Park: 1.7 mi
Artworks
- The Hooded Witch: 1.6 mi
- Exhale: 2.4 mi
- Bolin Creek Trail: 2.7 mi
- Tatanka: 3.8 mi
- Plaid Cow: 5.8 mi
Attractions: 45
- Old Well: 2.7 mi
- Morehead-Patterson Bell Tower: 2.7 mi
- Fireside Farm & Sawmill: 8.5 mi
- Bennett Place: 11.4 mi
- Boxyard RTP: 12.5 mi
Nature reserves: 43
- University Lake: 0.6 mi
- Mccauley Mountain: 0.6 mi
- University Lake: 0.7 mi
- University Lake: 0.7 mi
- Berryhill Rhododendron Bluffs: 0.8 mi
Peaks: 34
- McCauley Mount: 0.6 mi
- Iron Mine Hill: 2.7 mi
- Laurel Hill: 3.2 mi
- Stony Hill: 3.5 mi
- High Hill: 3.8 mi
Historic sites: 33
- Joseph Caldwell Monument: 2.7 mi
- Unsung Founders Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Stone Knoll: 3.1 mi
- Thomas Lloyd Marker: 3.5 mi
- Hippol Castle: 3.5 mi
Gardens: 25
- Carrboro Community Garden: 2.0 mi
- Carrboro Community Garden at MLK, Jr. Park: 2.0 mi
- Sam W. Hitt Medicinal Plant Garden: 2.5 mi
- Alumni Sculpture Garden: 2.6 mi
- Coker Arboretum: 2.9 mi
Museums: 22
- Ackland Art Museum: 2.5 mi
- Morehead Planetarium: 2.8 mi
- Carolina Basketball Museum: 3.0 mi
- Nasher Museum of Art: 11.7 mi
- Orange County Historical Society: 12.5 mi
Picnic sites: 10
Beaches: 9
- Parker's Creek Beach: 11.0 mi
- White Oak Beach: 11.7 mi
- Crosswinds Beach: 11.9 mi
- Haw river beach: 12.0 mi
- Bobbit's Hole: 12.2 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Hollow Rock: 7.7 mi
- Coon rock, Jumping rock: 11.8 mi
- Kodak Rock: 12.0 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Cedar Falls: 5.3 mi
- Moosejaw Falls: 11.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Ye Olde Valley Spring: 13.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 19:59 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:27 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 50 | 59 | 68 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 60 | 50 | 43 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chapel Hill 2 W, 1 mi away.
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